Mets topple Giants, 9-1

The pitching trio of Jon Grothe, Garrett Shinn and Troy Davis combined

to toss a three-hitter last weekend to lead the Mets to a 9-1 victory

over the Giants in Ocean View Little League Majors Division play.

Grothe struck out seven in three innings, Davis struck out six in two

innings and Shinn had one strike out in an inning of work. Each of the

three pitchers yielded a single hit.

Offensively for the Mets, Davis picked up a two-RBI single in the

first inning, Shinn had two hits, Michael Cherf had a hit and two RBI and

Scott Melchert doubled and singled with two RBI and scored twice.

For the Giants, Kyle Hughes had an RBI double and Travis Geery

doubled.

In other games:

Dodgers 7, Yankees 3

John Tomasek had an RBI, Michael Patriarca delivered a two-RBI double

and Aaron Chatigny and Ryan Bautista hit singles during a four-run first

inning that put the Dodgers in control. Tomasek finished with two hits.

Joseph Park had an RBI double for the Yankees.

In other games:

MINOR B DIVISION

Red Sox 10, Dodgers 4

The Red Sox broke open a tie game by scoring six runs in the fourth

inning. Trenton Schamel had two hits and an RBI, Jacob Pascoe got his

first hit of the season and Nick Smith made a key defensive stop in

center field for the Dodgers.

IN SEAVIEW LITTLE LEAGUE ACTION:

MAJORS DIVISION

Pirates 4, Yankees 3

The first home runs of Seaview’s Majors Division 2001 season were hit

by the Yankees’ Pat Cox (first inning) and the Pirates’ Cort Ross (third

inning). Ross also had a single teammate Eric Uttecht doubled and

singled. The Yankees Bryan Kobylka had a single and a triple and also

pitched a complete game, with four strikeouts and seven hits. Ross and

Kyle Higashioka pitched for the Pirates and combined to strike out 10.

Dodgers 13, Reds 3

The Dodgers needed just four innings to win this one, pounding out 13

runs on nine hits. Tyler Chapman led the offense with a pair of triples

and a single, Logan Strook singled twice with an RBI and Greg Davis and

AJ Wukawitz each had two singles. Davis and Bryan Visnoski combined on

the mound to strike out seven and allow just four singles by the Reds’

Nolan Marcucci, Matt Fockler, Derrick Bauermeister and Rob McCarty.

Cardinals 8, Angels 0

Cardinal pitchers Austin Morgan and Carl Eberts limited the Angels to

three hits and recorded five strikeouts. Offensively, Morgan had a single

and double Jason Birk had two hits and Eberts and Aaron Amaral each

doubled. For the Angels, David McLaughlin doubled and also teamed with

Johnny Schoenberger on the mound to strike out seven.